and thank you for make thanksgiving happen for young people. now -- it is my pleasure to introduce the person woman who made this happen today. my honor to introduce a residents for casa esperanza, jose bravo.

okay. [speaking spanish]

>> i'm kevin i will trans lay for my friends jose. good morning i'm jose bravo i'm 21 yearso. i in from mexico.

i arrived at casa esperanza on august 18th 2022. i came to the country row for a better life without imagining how difficult it would be to learn the language and be homeless and all the other adversities that one goes being in the streets. i feel safe at peace and motivated fulfill my goals i'm in city college for english and wing for uber eats on my bicycle. i would like to take a moment to thank all the agency hos made this project possible. it is very gratifying to find people that care about us latinos i like to see more protects like this on behalf of all of us we are gave a huge thanks to larkin street youth services and delores street! i will pass it to our progress

project manager. why thank you for everyone's for coming out and celebrating with us. i want to give a thanks to all of the 4 of the local restaurants who donated for this event they are all women. the first is [inaudible] thank you maria. the second is [inaudible] thank you, sofia, thank you, lauda and [inaudible] thank you jacqueline. thank you everyone for joining us today! have a great day. everyone. [music]

>> manufacturing in cities creates this perfect platform for people to earn livelihoods and for people to create more economic prosperity. i'm kate sosa. i'm cofounder and ceo of sf made. sf made is a public private partnership in the city of san francisco to help manufacturers start, grow, and stay right here in san francisco. sf made really provides wraparound resources for manufacturers that sets us apart from other small business support organizations who

provide more generalized support. everything we do has really been developed over time by listening and thinking about what manufacturer needs grow. for example, it would be traditional things like helping them find capital, provide assistance loans, help to provide small business owners with education. we have had some great experience doing what you might call pop ups or temporary selling events, and maybe the most recent example was one that we did as part of sf made week in partnership with the city seas partnership with small business, creating a 100 company selling day right here at city hall, in partnership with mayor lee and the board of supervisors, and it was just a wonderful opportunity for many of our smaller manufacturers who may be one or two-person

shop, and who don't have the wherewithal to have their own dedicated retail store to show their products and it comes back to how do we help companies set more money into arthur businesses and develop more customers and their relationships, so that they can continue to grow and continue to stay here in san francisco. i'm amy kascel, and i'm the owner of amy kaschel san francisco. we started our line with wedding gowns, and about a year ago, we launched a ready to wear collection. san francisco's a great place to do business in terms of clientele. we have wonderful brides from all walks of life and doing really interesting things: architects, doctors, lawyers, teachers, artists, other like minded

entrepreneurs, so really fantastic women to work with. i think it's important for them to know where their clothes are made and how they're made. >> my name is jefferson mccarly, and i'm the general manager of the mission bicycle company. we sell bikes made here for people that ride here. essentially, we sell city bikes made for riding in urban environments. our core business really is to build bikes specifically for each individual. we care a lot about craftsmanship, we care a lot about quality, we care about good design, and people like that. when people come in, we spend a lot of time going to the design wall, and we can talk about handle bars, we can see the riding position, and we take notes all over the wall. it's a pretty fun shopping

experience. paragraph. >> for me as a designer, i love the control. i can see what's going on, talk to my cutter, my pattern maker, looking at the designs. going through the suing room, i'm looking at it, everyone on the team is kind of getting involved, is this what that drape look? is this what she's expecting, maybe if we've made a customization to a dress, which we can do because we're making everything here locally. over the last few years, we've been more technical. it's a great place to be, but you know, you have to concentrate and focus on where things are going and what the right decisions are as a small business owner. >> sometimes it's appropriate

to bring in an expert to offer suggestions and guidance in coaching and counseling, and other times, we just need to talk to each other. we need to talk to other manufacturers that are facing similar problems, other people that are in the trenches, just like us, so that i can share with them a solution that we came up with to manage our inventory, and they can share with me an idea that they had about how to overcome another problem. >> moving forward, where we see ourselves down the road, maybe five and ten years, is really looking at a business from a little bit more of a ready to wear perspective and making things that are really thoughtful and mindful, mindful of the end user, how they're going to use it, whether it's the end piece or a wedding gown, are they going to use it again, and incorporating that into the end collection, and so that's the direction i hear at

this point. >> the reason we are so enamored with the work we do is we really do see it as a platform for changing and making the city something that it has always been and making sure that we're sharing the opportunities that we've been blessed with economically and socially as possible, broadening that >> all right. hello, everyone. i'm san francisco mayor london breed and i'm really --

[applause] ex -- excited to be here today to swear in the future of san francisco. [cheers and applause] i want to start by thanking and acknowledging the board of supervisors joining us today. thank you for the president of the board of supervisor, are walton and safai who represents district 11 and melgar who represents district 7. thank you so much for joining us here today. [applause] and let me tell you, all of the supervisors and i, when we were kids, we probably, probably wouldn't have thought that we would be leaders of the city. [laughter] because we weren't as responsible as the young people that we see here today. we were having a good time, yes. [laughter] we were going to school because we had to, yes. [laughter] but to take a step like this and apply to be a part of the youth

commission is significant. it means that you care about understanding what it means to be involved civically. what it means to give back to your city, to your community, how you understand policy, how you advise people like the mayor and the board of supervisors on things that matter to all of you. it is significant because on top of the work that you're doing in school, your extra sir rick lar activities or sports or anything else and going out and hanging out with your friends and having a good time, you're also investing the time necessary in order to really make a difference in the city, but also make a difference in your future and so it really is great to be here with all of you to swear you in today for the first time in a few years in person because we've had to do this event online for the past couple of years because of the

pandemic and let me just also acknowledge that i know it hasn't been easy for you throughout this pandemic. i can't even imagine if i were in high school during a global pandemic and not able to hang out with friends or to show up to school everyday and to have that sort of environment and you did it online and you still are engaged in wanting to do something for your community. i want you to take a lot of pride in this role and i also want you to commit to this role to show up and to not be afraid to provide your input. i don't care how other people feel about what you say. if there's something on your mind and there's something on your heart and you believe in it, be fearless in your pursuit for what you believe is important to change policy or to change things in san francisco. others may not always agree but we can also be respectfully

disagreeable, make sure diplomacy is a part of the conversation, make sure respect is a part of the conversation because we are really all in this together as we learn from the pandemic and having diverse opinions, having diverse conversations. it's the hallmark of our democracy. it means that we are potentially progressing because there are things that you know that someone else may not know and your ability to share your experiences can make all the difference in changing that person's heart or mind on an important policy decision. you know, we have a lot of disagreements here at city hall. i'm sure you hear about them but we still know how important it is to work together because at the end of the day, despite our disagreements, there are so many other things, more things we agree on than things that we disagree on. it means that we keep working hard in trying to get to that point where we can

make great things happen for the city and county of san francisco. i'm proud of the work we do and just a quick example, free muni for youth, the people who served on the youth commission before all of you and some of you may have participated on the youth commission, it happened because advocacy for young people. when i was a kid, i didn't always have money for bus and sometimes we would get on the bus and the bus driver wouldn't tell us to leave because they knew we were trying to get to school. there are people who may be able to afford that pass fast or clipper card that you all now use but there are others who can't. and your role and your advocacy on the youth commission or the people before you brought that to the attention of policy leaders like myself at the time when i served on the san francisco board of supervisors and a number of other people and we worked together to come up with the resources to make muni free for young people in san

francisco. that is because of the advocacy of this body. it is a powerful body. one that i know each and every one of you will play a significant role in making such a difference in doing great things for san francisco. so i'm really excited, proud and honored to swear you in. so at this time, can we please stand up. to all of folks that we're swearing in. i see somebody's daddy standing up back there. [laughter] all right. please raise your right hand or how about this. how about you come this way, face the crowd and i'm going to turn around because i know all your parents want to get pictures. [laughter] >> all of you guys face one direction or in the middle.

yeah, in the middle. there we go. look at all these young people. yes! i love it. all right. are we ready? i don't believe you. are we ready? >> audience, yes. >> okay. please raise your right hand and repeat after me, i, state your name. do solemnly swear that i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. >> [repeating] >> and the constitution of the state of california. >> [repeating]. >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic, that i bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that i take this

obligation freely without any mental reservation. >> [repeating] >> or purpose of evasion and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties. >> [repeating] >> upon which i'm about to enter and during such time as i serve as youth commissioner for the city and county of san francisco. >> [repeating] >> congratulations! [cheers and applause] >> all right. we're going to take a picture here. we'll get a few pictures in just a moment

because we have two special guests that's going to be saying a few words as well. oh, okay. all right. there will be plenty of time for more pictures but we want to have a few special guests say a few words and then that will complete our program. i want to also just express my appreciation to all the parents and the guardians and the grandmas and the grandpas and all of the people who are here today to support their children and to support this amazing community because it does take a village and your support means a lot being here today. so, with

that, i'm going to ask all of our young new commissioners to have a seat and i'm going to ask the president of the board of supervisors, shamann walton to come up and say a few words. [applause] >> thank you, madam mayor, good afternoon. >> [audience, good afternoon] >> welcome to the high lath of my day. i was talking with supervisor melgar and she was talking about how exciting this is and every time we see our young people step up and take leadership positions, that's a joy for us. you may or may not know, most of our movements start with young people. youth is usually at the center of the big movements that happen in this country and in this city and across the world so being able to serve as a youth commissioner here in san francisco is a big deal. i want you to remember your oath and

the positions that you -- you hold because this is a big deal and taken serious and the policies that you push for, when you knock on my door, you knock on supervisor safai's door and knock on the mayor's door and the policies you push to get implemented in san francisco are lasting policies to you're a part of decision-making for city and county of san francisco and you should be proud of that and we're proud of that and i want to say congratulations, i look forward to working with all of you. you can reach out to our offices, we will respond and set up a time to hear from all of the youth on the youth commission to see the things you're pushing and working on, so we can be supportive. thank you and congratulations. [cheers and applause] >> thank you, president walton. i want to also ask a young person who actually served on this body to come forward. she served on the youth commission

and is now a freshman at stanford university. ladies and gentlemen, welcome adrianna zang. [applause] >> thank you so much, mayor breed for the introduction and for supervisor or president walton for speaking. seriously, elected official support means so much and of course, thank you supervisor safai for being here. hello to all of the new commissioners, to parents, supporters, family, friends, first off, congratulations on these new commissioners. [applause] it is beyond exciting. my name is adrianazang and i was the former chair of the san francisco youth commission and i was the district seven appointee by supervisor melgar. it has been an absolute joy serving on the san francisco youth commission. for the past two

years, i was the district 7 representative and to be honest, i still remember that very exact moment i received the e-mail in which then president norman yee appointed me and i screamed, i cried, i yelled to my parents that i got on the commission and to all of the supporters here, you might think i'm crazy, you're probably right but i know all of these commissioners here today can resonate with that sentiment. truly bias aside, this commission is the best youth commission in the world. i mean, it's a huge statement and i will back it up, don't worry. um, for the past five years alone, i can name so many achievements that have pushed san francisco towards a more just and equitable future. for example, mayor breed mentioned pre-muni for youth and the next thing is the 2020 ballot that

lost by one percent and maybe we'll try again in the near future. we closed down juvenile hall. we created a participatory town hall that had over one hundred youth voices. i mean, how many commissions in the world can say they've included youth in which they are truly seen as equitable partners? and in san francisco, we have. and so that is because of your leadership and that is why i want to share, i promise to make it brief, a few of the lessons i have learn here for the past two years. to commissioners, staff and adult allies are here to support but do not be afraid to push for your belief. in this nation, we've seen the black lives movement. we've seen the moment for social justice and climate justice and gun control, all led by youth and this is not because of some crazy conspiracy or crazy thing that youth have ideas, it's because you all deserve to be here. and you do

have these ideas and i urge you to push for them. the second thing is ask questions. you are appointed for a reason and you deserve to be here, yes. but you are not here only because of what you know but also because of the potential for you to grow and learn and finally, take advantage of every single opportunity. i remember when i was in the vote 16 campaign, i was quite literately thrown into cameras and action and walk and protests, that was so foreign to me and i know it's foreign to many of you but it has been the most exciting and most growing period of my life. and so finally, to adults and the supporters and elected officials, you all know how amazing these youth are and you treat us and you should treat us as genuine decision-making partners. i say this a lot and many of you have heard it but it's true. there is absolutely no downside to hearing from

young people unless you're afraid of what we have to say, so thank you and congratulations. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. very impressive adrianna and we're happy you're doing well in school and those public speaking skills will probably come in handy in the future. [laughter] so, with that, i want to again say thank you all so much for being here today. really proud of each and every one of you, make sure again, that you speak up, you speak out, that you support one another. that you keep it positive and diplomatic, that you set an example for even the younger generation that's coming up behind you because they are going to be watching you and we're going to be watching you but importantly, we're going to work with you on policy decisions that will hopefully make a real difference in san francisco, so congratulations and thank you all for being here. [applause] and now, picture time.